US just got its first national monument for women's equality!

On Equal Pay Day, US President Barack Obama designated a national monument to tell the story of a century of courageous activism by American women. Isn't he the coolest?

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New Delhi

April 12, 2016

UPDATED: April 12, 2016 20:13 IST

Here is another reason why US President Barack Obama is the coolest of all!

President Obama has designated the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum a national monument. And this was done to honour women.

Cheers to feminism!

The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is where the National Woman's Party housed since 1929. Obama paid homage to women's equality and designed the monument to honour both Alva Belmont, the National Woman's Party benefactor, and Alice Paul, who founded the party and served as its chief strategist.

"Today, the House tells the story of a century of courageous activism by American women," the declaration reads.

Source: Twitter/WhiteHouse

The newly-made national monument will be managed by the National Parks Service and is located just a few yards away from the grounds of the Capitol and Supreme Court.

The designation came on the Equal Pay Day, which aims to highlight economic disparities between men and women. It is symbolic that such an announcement came with the reminder that women are still fighting for equality.